THE GOLF "OPEN."

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 245, 15 October 1926, Page 5

THE GOLF "OPEN."

CHAMPIONSHIP AT MIRAMAR. ° c FIRST BOUNDS TO-DAY. ( LINKS IX PERFECT ORDER. v .MOSS AND DOBSON IX THE LEAD. ? (By Tilograph—Press Association.) YVELLIXGTOX, this day. - Miramar link? were in perfect order , after the rain, which had slowed yip the fairways', and is likely to lengthen the scores at the long holes. The greens are perfect, and are warmly praised by Australian and other golfing visitors, who thronged the course yesterday for pre liminary practices. Hector Morrison, the leading Australian, hits low, straight tee shots with delightful sting and run, and is a wizard with the mashie; but, like all Australians, found the greens slow after the fast Australian turf. Some of the Australians' experiences with iron and i mashie shots on the soft turf were quite ( interesting, as they had to learn to hit t all their shots clean, without assistance t from the ground, and were at first invarl- s ably short approaching and putting. Mor- * rison. however, did a nk-e 70 yesterday. ! including two sixes due to lack of firmness on the greens. He played well up ' to the highest Xew Zealand national handicap of one. Ross j(Dunedin). Wright (Timarui, the Macfarlanes (Christchimh), and A. G. Sime (Westport) are all in good fettle, and should give a good account of themselves. The wet weather will affect the course less than the wind, which lengthens all the long holes and intensities the narrowfairways, making the course, which lies open to the seashore, a severe test of golf. The whole course has been strengthened and improved for the ' meeting. The first round of the open chain- 1 pion<ship is being played to-day. : The card at 1 p.m. was:—YV. R. ; Dobsoii 76, £. J. Moss 76, H. Morrison j 77, H. J. Shanks 78, K. Tareha 79, H. R. ] i Blair 79, H. A. Black 79, J. L. Petley 1 79, J. A. Clements 80. J. R. Galloway SO, G. R. Forrest 80, P Grey 80, K. S. ! Jones SO. B. V. Wright 80, R. Wagg 81, F. Branch 82, J. M. Hussey 82, R. O. ' Gardner 83, L. D. Hurst-8-4, 'H. \V. Mac- : farlane 84, J. McCormick 84, D. Whyte 8.5, H. E. Crosse 86, J. Lambie 86, X.H. : Bull S7, H. R. Balnea vis 87, X. X. Collie ; 87, H. P. Dale 87, J. W. Ross 87, G. M. Dodgshun 88, E. H. Liddle 88, 11. E. , Aplin S9, C. A. Seymour 91. H. W. Macfarlane spoiled a good round by taking two sevens at the loth and 17th. Kapi Tareha played a faultless round, with exception of a seven at the first, bogey 5. G. B. Forrest was weak in putting. Going out C. A. Seyrnou: could not get going. J. T. Tucker equalled bogey, with a 6 at the 12th (bogey 3). B. V. Wright dropped three strokes by indifferent putting. G. M. Dorgshun found too many bunkers for a score. E. Moss took three putts at the first, and got two fours at the twelfth and fourteenth bogey 3). H. R. Blair played excellent golf, going out in 3S, but slipped his putts on live holes coming in. W. R. Dobson"s 76 might have been two strokes better, but for taking sixes at the fifteen and seventeenth. L. J. Petley spoiled a good round by taking a seven at the eighteenth.